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So I have decided it is time to sell a gun I inherited from my Grandfather about 60 years ago. I have taken it to several gun dealers to sell on consignment and they tell me it is a collectors gun and I need to sell it my self. I just don't know what to ask for it, maybe this forum can give me some ideas.
It is a Winchester Model 54-270 caliber bolt action rifle. Both dealers that have seen it describe its condition as 80 to 90% . The serial number is 28471A, which dates it to 1929. It has a mounted Weaver model 330 scope, which is also collectable. Instead of cross hairs, the scope has a post sight, which were not common for Weaver, but they did make a few of them, adding to the collectability.
Grandpa added a leather shooters sling to the gun, and it is still in good condition. The gun has spent most of its life in a fleece gun case. I'm pretty sure Grandpa bought it new.
Winchester marketed it as a "High Power-Sportster". Stock has not been cut down.
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It is a Winchester Model 54-270 caliber bolt action rifle. Both dealers that have seen it describe its condition as 80 to 90% . The serial number is 28471A, which dates it to 1929. It has a mounted Weaver model 330 scope, which is also collectable. Instead of cross hairs, the scope has a post sight, which were not common for Weaver, but they did make a few of them, adding to the collectability.
Grandpa added a leather shooters sling to the gun, and it is still in good condition. The gun has spent most of its life in a fleece gun case. I'm pretty sure Grandpa bought it new.
Winchester marketed it as a "High Power-Sportster". Stock has not been cut down.
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